Trash your preferences?

November 17, 2009 - 12:30 AM

One of the many things I show Photoshop users at the begining of every Fundamentals, Tips and Tricks and Advanced class is how to "Trash your Photoshop Preferences"... I usually here "AAARRRGGGGHHHH - I hate trying to do that".

If Photoshop starts acting weird, the first thing to do is delete Photoshop's Preferences file and restart Photoshop. This will build a factory-fresh set of Preferen ... more...

Creating Shortcut Keys in Word for your PC

November 12, 2009 - 11:06 AM

Creating or editing a shortcut key in Word 2007 for your Windows computer can be an easy task.

To create or edit a shortcut key, follow these 10 easy steps:

1. Click the Office button.
   
2. Select Word Options.
   
3. Click Customize.
   
4. Beside Keyboard shortcuts click Customize.
   
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Preview - Keywords & Color Adjustments

November 12, 2009 - 9:21 AM

If you’re using Preview to sort your digital camera images, here’s a helpful feature — the ability to add keywords to your photos. These keywords will show up in Spotlight, so if you want to search your hard disk for images using keywords, you can. More features are available in this dialog box - for example: viewing the dimension size of your photo, the camera settings ... more...

InDesign: Data Merge

November 09, 2009 - 9:59 AM

InDesign & Data Merge

Adobe InDesign's - Data Merge  can take the tedium out of generating business cards for a company with multiple empoyees or 300 personalized invitations and name tags. You design the card as usua ... more...

MS Excel 07 & 08: Headers

November 09, 2009 - 8:17 AM

Controlling Row and Column Headers

Did you know that the headers in a Microsoft Excel worksheet can easily be turned on and off by doing a few simple clicks? This tip works for both Excel 07 for the PC and 08 for the Mac.

PC Users:

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